To my fellow colleagues involved in the science of color and appearance:

This year, the 53^rd year of the Detroit Colour Council, has begun once again with a flurry of activity. The lives for so many of us are fast paced and punctuated with a wealth of information. This information comes in many forms and influences our daily routines. Color remains strongly interwoven in all these areas. Our choices, moods, and interpretations depend strongly on color.

In the world of technology, despite losing ground to more chromatic color spaces, silver retains its dominant appeal. This was evident to anyone going to the International Auto Show a few weeks ago, with many of the experimental prototypes being painted with a liquid metal coating. The links between color and technology, color and artistic design, color and lifestyle, could not be overstated. The importance of color and appearance was also quite noticeable in the design of the automobile interiors, in marrying form, texture, and color to an interior that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing.

And it is in the area of joining the art and technology of color from a conceptual stage to an optimized commercial product that the Detroit Colour Council will focus its 2008 programs. The first, scheduled for March, will discuss photorealistic virtual color rendering and its application in the automotive industry.

The topic of mastering will be the focus of the May program. Discussed will be the current practices and challenges for gaining color approval for various parts. The DCC sees the opportunity to facilitate the dialogue towards meeting better and more uniform practices in this area.

We will not have a September symposium this year, but rather encourage all our members to attend the RETEC Conference. The RETEC Conference will be held September 20 and 21 at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn. The theme is "Driving Color into the Next Decade". The conference promises to be showcase excellent papers and speakers.

Additionally, there is a training course offered by the DCC in 2008:

A special note of thanks goes out to the DCC Board of Directors and Officers for their dedication, zeal, and professionalism. I especially would like to recognize Larry DePaoli for all that he has brought to the DCC. His leadership in the last two years as President was exemplary. I hope to serve in my tenure in a similar manner.

I look forward to see you at our conferences as well as RETEC in 2008. As always, your feedback on our programs and as well as anything regarding the DCC is welcomed and valued by our Officers, Board of Directors, and by me personally. Without your generous support and involvement in our events, the DCC would have no reason to carry out its mission of education and promotion of color science.

With best regards,

Z. P. Czornij

BASF Corporation

President, Detroit Colour Council 2008

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Bill Longley Receives the Detroit Colour Council 2008 President's Award

The Detroit Colour Council announced that Bill Longley is the recipient of its 2008 President's award.  The award is given annually to a person who has high contribution in the area of design, technology, administration and/or education to the DCC, other trade organizations and/or the general color industry (specifically the automotive industry).

DCC President Paul Czornij presented the award to Longley at the Society of Plastics Engineers 2008 RETEC.  The DCC cosponsored the event.

Mr. Longley has been a long time member of the Detroit Colour Council and has pioneered excellence in color management. 

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DCC Holiday Party Information

Date: December 6th, 2008

Place:  The Mansion at Pine Knob

5580 Waldon Road

Clarkston, Michigan  48348

248-625-0700

Cocktails will be served at 6:00 pm

Dinner will be served at 7:00 pm

Click Here for an Invitation